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G/AG/N/PRY/19 
5 December 2011 
 (11-6307) 
Committee on Agriculture Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 7 November 2011, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Paraguay .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and 
corresponding supporting tables) for 2009  and 2010 . 
   
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Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Paraguay 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year  2009 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria 
in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
 
(US$)1 Data source 
1 2 3 4 
General services    
Research Agricultural research and technology generation and 
transfer 4,107,994 Law No. 3.692/2009 "Adopting the 
General Expenditure Budget of the 
Nation for Fiscal Year 2009" 
 Livestock research 1,450,548 " 
    
Pest and disease control National Plant and Seed Quality and Health Service 
(SENAVE) 8,303,031 " 
    
 National Animal Health Service (SENACSA) 17,802,339 " 
    
Agricultural extension services  Technical assistance for agricultural producers 6,770,278 " 
    
Agricultural training Training of ag ricultural technicians 6,123,367 " 
    
Agricultural marketing Assistance for agricultural producers throughout the 
marketing chain 989,474 " 
 
1 The average US$ exchange rate for 2009 was US$1 = 4,957.046 Gs.  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Paraguay 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction co mmitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Developm ent Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in 
Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
 
(US$) 1/ Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies generally av ailable to agriculture Food secu rity support for family farming 
 9,490,757 2/ 
 Support for family farming 
 15,641,499 3/ 
Agricultural input subsidies generally available to 
low-income or resource-poor producers Procurement of agricultural inputs to strengthen the positi on of small-scale 
agricultural producers during the 2009/2010 sugarcane season 
 695,474 4/ 
 Procurement of agricultural inputs to strengthen the positi on of small-scale 
agricultural producers during the 2009/2010 season (PG-P14) 
 13,435,652 5/ 
 Procurement of agricultural inputs for the sustainable management of natural 
resources during the 2009/2010 season 
 2,867,325 6/ 
 
1/ The average US$ exchange rate for 2009 was used for conversion purposes:  US$1 = 4,957.046 Gs. 
2/ Law No. 3809 of 2009 approving loan agreement No . 770-PA and increasing the general budget for FY2009. 
3/ Established by Decree No. 10.547/07 - Resolution No. 1.871/07 a pproving the operating manual and the organization chart of t he National Programme for the Strengthening of 
Family Farming (PRONAF). 
4/ Decree No. 10.168/91 establ ishing the Sugarcane Programme. 
5/ Law No. 1.362/98 approving loan agreement PG-P14, signed betw een the Government of the Republic  of Paraguay and Japan's Over seas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECEF), for 
Agricultural Sector Strengthening Project II,  the implementation of which was entrusted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Live stock and the National Development Bank.  Pursuant to Letter of 
Amendment No. DA (4) 2006-301 of 19 February 2007, it was later agr eed to scale up the targets a nd the PG-P14 funds were re-all ocated by Decree No. 10.345 of 27 April 2007.  
The Government of Japan was twice requested to extend the pr oject:  the first time through Decree No. 4.356 of 27 December 2004 , which declared this to be a prot ected project, and the second time 
through Decree No. 1.496 of 13 February 2009. 
6/ Cooperation agreements BMZ No. 1998.  Approved by Law No. 2/1967 - Phase I - No. 1998 - 65.452 - Phase II - No. 2007 - 65.96 9.  Financial support ag reement signed between the 
Federal Republic of Germany an d the Republic of Paraguay. 
  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Paraguay 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year  2010 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria 
in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
 
(US$)1 Data source 
1 2 3 4 
General services    
Research Agricultural research and technology generation and 
transfer 2,967,832 Law No. 3.694/2010 "Adopting the 
General Expenditure Budget of the 
Nation for Fiscal Year 2010" 
Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
 Livestock research 1,508,591 " 
    
Pest and disease control National Plant and Seed Quality and Health Service 
(SENAVE) 11,146,233 " 
    
 National Animal Health Service (SENACSA) 18,474,500 " 
    
Agricultural extension services Technical assistance for agricultural producers 9,083,115 " 
    
Agricultural training Training of agricultural technicians 7,794,887 " 
    
Agricultural marketing Assistance for agricultural producers throughout the 
marketing chain 1,451,459 " 
 
1 The average US$ exchange rate for 2010 was us ed for conversion purposes:  US$1 = 4,739 Gs.  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Paraguay 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction co mmitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Developm ent Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in 
Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
 
(US$)1 Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies generally available 
to agriculture Support for family farming 15,042,545 Law No. 3.694/2010 
"Adopting the General 
Expenditure Budget of the 
Nation for Fiscal Year 2010" 
Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
    
Agricultural input subsidies generally available to 
low-income or resource-poor producers Procurement of agricultural inputs to strengthen the positi on of small-scale 
agricultural producers during the 2010/2011 sugarcane season 339,695 " 
 Procurement of agricultural inputs to  strengthen the posit ion of small-scale 
agricultural producers during the 2010/2011 season (PG-P14) 12,568,027 " 
 
1 The average US$ exchange rate for 2010 was us ed for conversion purposes:  US$1 = 4,739 Gs. 
 
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